Walrus Bristles

Natural History Artifact
Western Arctic
Arctic

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collected 19th century

Walrus bristles

Overall: 14 15/16 × 1/16 in. (38 × 0.1 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College

13.2.615

Geography

Place Made: United States, North America

Period

19th century

Object Name

Animal Remains

Research Area

Native American

Native American: Arctic-Western Arctic

Not on view

Provenance

Source unknown; donated to Dartmouth College, in the late 18th or 19th century; catalogued, 1913.

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